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Movie Reviews of Canvas
Movie Review: True, Touching, Thoughtful
Summary: 5 Stars
Canvas is a really true film... the reactions of the patients to the medication is very honestly portrayed...
The child's trauma and the way he handles it is very touching...
and every aspect of the film is thoughtfully executed.
Movie Review: Great Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great movie. It brings awareness to Mental Illness. The acting was super, however the lighting in some scenes was dark. I would recommend this movie to all, so we can try and lift the stigma of Mental Illness.Movie Review: empathy
Summary: 5 Stars
I have empathy for the father and his son.My son and I have been there
Too bad this excellent film was not better marketed
excellent;ie the story, the cast and the background
Movie Review: Great movie on mental illness
Summary: 5 Stars
I received this movie very quickly. It was in new condition without flaw. I was completely satisfied.Movie Review: Weird bias
Summary: 4 Stars
I found this to be a very good film, and most of the reviews already posted have given a lot of good information. But one of the key things that makes the film work at all has for some reason been overlooked again and again. The main character is played by Devon Gearhart, and the film stands primarily on his acting ability. I am not familiar enough with schizophrenia to judge the accuracy of Marcia Gay Harden's portrayal of it, although the DVD commentary keeps repeating over and over again how authentic it is. Joe Pantoliano is very good, although when the directors talk again and again about his genius, part of me detects their gratefulness at lending the extra star power to a small production - he has good acting skills, but in my assessment Gearhart actually has a more wrenching and wide-ranging part to play, and the intensity of his performance in his hallucination scene alone was staggering! It's quite unfair to overlook his performance or to presume that such portrayals are somehow easier for kids to pull off, or whatever sort of weird bias underlies his lack of recognition here. Without such a solid portrayal of the lead role, the film as written could not have held together.
I found the ending of the film to be fine, in terms of the optimistic emotional tone that was meant to be presented. Those who see it as representing some sort of magical resolution are, I feel, taking it entirely in the wrong way, for there is no hard evidence to support any such claim. Rather, the film deliberately chooses to end on an emotional note that emphasizes the characters' intentions and efforts to try to focus on the positive aspects of their relationships, in a moment when things just "happened" to gel between them thanks to the efforts and perseverance of them all. It's a very good film overall, with some scenes that are a bit weaker due mainly to the limited number of takes and the shooting schedule that was necessitated by a smaller budget.
I personally find the PG-13 rating to be inappropriate. A "strong caution" to parents is entirely unwarranted, and was probably given merely because of concern over the one scene in which the boy gets a small cut on his arm. I seriously doubt that 99% of parents would find any need for "strong caution" with this film, which is otherwise in technical terms very easy to encompass within a normal PG rating.
One more point - as a fan of classical music, normally I don't pay much attention to standard pop and folk songs, which all tend to fit within the same general and well-worn form and set of melodies, but I found the title song for this film to be surprisingly well-crafted, despite its seeming simplicity, in terms of the construction and use of its melodies. It really works! For those who want to hear it, go online to the official Canvas website and check it out. It's a rather catchy tune!